The New Sports Plague, Steroids
“Breaking news story just in, more baseball players have been determined to be using a skill-enhancing drug called steroids!” My stance on the subject… who cares.
The media widely has been known to blow things substantially out of proportion, and this is certainly one of those cases. It can be argued for hours on end, one way or another just how dangerous steroids really are. Does it really matter? Alcohol is dangerous, and so are cigarettes…not to mention all the prescription drugs on the market with serious side effects, so honestly I ask… what’s the difference?
Most sports fanatics will ramble off about how using steroids is cheating and provides an unfair advantage, but once again I ask who cares? These sports players are paid millions and millions of dollars to entertain us; including that whole home run record business, which was all for us fans. I’m sure there are thousands of ways each one of these players tries to get ahead, and I can guarantee most of what is done in the locker rooms will never reach our ears.
If you think this billion dollar industry is pure in every aspect think again; cheating exists in sports like a plague. How many times have you seen a home referee pick on one team more, simply because they favored the opposition; I’ve seen it plenty of times. I can’t even begin to list the amount of times I’ve heard players were experimenting with performance enhancing drugs or trying out new ones, not to mention the rigorous workouts most of these players go through every day. I’m sure some work out much more than others; that boosts performance, why isn’t that cheating?
Frankly, if these players want to shoot themselves up with a drug that in many cases is killing them, then so be it, it’s their choice. Don’t even mention the fact that if these players truly want to do it, then they will, regardless of laws or fan opinions. Don’t try and tell me that the United States as a whole has never used such drugs to gain an advantage either, they exist all over the market these days.
So once again I say who cares. But what is your stance?
I have the opinion of to each their own. Personally, there is more cheating in politics instead of a couple juicers who want to hit a ball.
Comment made by kevin on October 21, 2008 @ 3:39 pm
streoids = cheating…..
period…
Comment made by charlbert on October 22, 2008 @ 6:04 am
Spoken like a true non-athlete. The reason that you or I are not professional athletes is not because we don’t want to be it is because we are not willing to do what it takes to get to that level. Juicing up is cheating…hard work is not. Having the answers to the test and getting an A is cheating, busting your butt studying is not.
Think about all of those kids out there that look up to all of these pros. I know some who will only wear certain shoes or work out a certain way because their fave pro does the same thing. Now when these guys start running 40 Meters in 3.0 seconds or hitting 10 homers a game…don’t you think these superhumans are going to appeal even more to kids.
Then the kids are going to start juicing because Barry Bonds does and it must be ok. Athletes will have to juice just to break into the pros or even college. Where will it end?
The true answer is to nip it in the bud and make examples of these “role-models.”
Comment made by Joe Lawrence on November 22, 2008 @ 1:39 pm